New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-05
FELLOWS CANNOT EXPLAIN.
But MR. CLEVELAND BELIEVES in HIM.

.ssoct,rr-A NEW "HOsS" BROUGHT IL.
Demoralized Is an expressive term but it is not strong
euough 10 express the condition into which the forces OF
Colonel Fellows thrown by the startling disclosures
made about him The Times and in The World Yesterday
Even the Colonel made only the feeblest attempt
swer explain away the evidence against him lie adj
mted that The letters Tweed. published were gem
uinc Notwithstanding this and All else that has been
said about and OF Colonel Fellows by
the Administration papers here President Ceveiahdhas
sent the following letter indorsing him:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, Nov. =, 15SI.)
DEAR SIR: don't think the newspaper clippings yon
send. ard now before me. amount TO enonsh 20 eve"
both The and The New-Yorx local tickets IN tho
from amv in;erfcrcnce with New-YoTk City "amptgns
fnliy believing the people OF that city 10 DC q"o oP
Il surely onsh not to be considered any interference
Newspaper cxtracis which yon enclose totally msTera.
my wishes and hopes in regard TO the rare o. YOU
TO see Il cutircly successful Elm -,
NewW " %oniS nreyent nv support OF Mr. Fcowss
candidacy without the least miSgv rs 10 HIS "'c9'
please nrrsrnt NV CONGRATULATIONS 10 Mr. Hewitt upon
A' yonr Tery tiy GROVER CLEVELAND
ANNOYED Al THE PRESIDENTS INrErfEE"NCE.
If anything wanting to Obterato every v'stce
OF support ;lat Fellows had among decent Democrats
This interference of the President answered that end
IL denounced In unnlcaSureu terms ana ucV4'lVu
by everybody almost unwiSo ana uncaled lot
Colonel Fellows did not pretend to deny the genuine
ness Of his sappian letters 10 Tweed or that OF he po-s
check given in payment OF his gambling debts TIC ""u'
be said applied tho Boss" for loan OF 500 on
February l. 1873. and accommodated by
Tweed through the old mans private secretary
6 Foster Dewey lie deued that this was in payment
for fixing the Jury in OF Tweed lie simply Dor
rowcd the money from Tweed. he SAID rs " an Oh
friend VINO had "heped" the Colonel "oht before
This "Ioan" he added. repaid to Tweed afterwari'
Unfortunately for Mr. Powerss candidate IL WIS pau "
bills No receipt was taken
sill more absnrd and ridiculous Is the eXpa nation OF
fered bv Colonel Fellows regard TO the repudaioh ny
means of the baby act Of the debt OF 500 mat ne III
culiel while INDUCING in quiet little game OF - draw
with party of friends that included General Frank H.
Suuola sidney F. Nichols. Dick" Flanagan and George
A Stunf lie gave staut prOInisSory note ior the
amount stated but when the note became Overdue ana
stauf sued for payment the Colonel fell back on the PIE"
that the lost at cards ana Stauis c'se was
dismissed. Aferward the Colonel gave Stauf chcck
for $50 on bank where he had no money III
emdeavorng explain this the Colonel ohers me teS,
mony office boy whs advised MN not 10 pay aue
nos h en- 1y the Cooncls friends. who, by the
way are rushing around just now AZ lively rate e,tu
judgments against their candidate TO the surprise aud
Joy OF the co onels many creditors 80 ,,, ,,r,
Colonel Fellows did not make these a!egeu eApiani-
tons until lac in the day and wien MS supporters
had been baoyed up with he ilnl Cd tha I
i" You'll reilly DO nothing in his behalf; they gave
can iidtes most trusted hcnchmcn to friend At the
Hoffman House He expressed the senthcnt' Tow ~,
threw back ms mead and replied . , o
The Tweed business was siitcd long years ago anu no
i'STS operated al 'n'' '"'' ''' ,1
81 know nothing about IT. Let those VINO insIc , ono
charges prove them" luminous srowis were nra.u IRON
demandns Fellows's Withdrawal There was consterna
ton all sides and the betting when on it n $50
on Fellows turned completely around o,. Lat
nights Of 800 to $40 that Niooli would % eec-c
found no takers some OF Mr.. Ncoirs more enthusiastic
supporters offered bet two TO one up to any amount
the disclosures in The papers had not already Killed
Fellows. This letter OF Clevelands mas ccr'"'A'' ''
Que disSusted County Democrat
THE NICoIL MEN HAPPY.
or course there WAS great rejoicing at the Citizens
Headquarters one would have supposed that the e'ec
ton was over and Ncon had triumphed VISITORS
poured In day and looked as though there had
stampede Tammany Hall and the County Democracy
The committee however kept at work as hard as ever
preparing to overthrow any fraud hat may DC a''ePeu
Oh the part Of Powers gang.
Additional headquarters were established all over INC
city, There is now In almost every Assembly pis
trIct The location Of most of them and the charmen
are as follows: III, Colonel William L. Church. Il
y VOW Wnna% '" G irving; viz. e. v ,,n wsla'
Van Du1er; XiiIh. Fred Keller XVIII " r. MH.ry
Horseh Xxivth. c. a. BeTran Iiigh Bridge lea, ksad
and Msrrsa ave. fordAsm; XlXth George NJ BrS9Es'
Robert J. clyde. No. 80 East fifty-nntn-s| AAiiiu'
E. A. futile. No 1896 Fourin-avc. =, ~, D,oou
To all desire to secure the electon OIL MI -oo'
tho committee address the following;
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MEA n,sTAIrq
ROOM u. COOPER uSIoS
How 10 promote the election Lsncey Nico TO the
ONCE ~ yonc as early as possible election day and
pcrsuadng your neghbors and friends 10 follow your eA
nv recommending the committee having charge Of
Mr. NicOlrs canvass Young men VINO can oe u'p"u'u
3. BY contributing the necessary eNIenses Oh ,
sS % sa c% pS, S and S Of
ballots the polls upon election Gay ,,,r ran no al
iresed in pcSson or by letter the SECRETARY Of Nco
Committee the IId Assembly District Room H. cooper
Vnion' lRoBrRT C. CORNELL
COVERT D. BESNErl'
WILLIAM NJ. Hos
An open revolt among the County Democrats OF me
with Assembly District favorof Nco reported
last night and It Is said to he spreading an oyer me
endorsenen and thanking them for it. -" beg TO stare
he says that pleased to receive 'he approval o.
all good citizens. and accept your homna'oA Win
thanks for the honor conferred" ~ ,s.
The smeen g at the Harlem Temple One hundred
spdtwenty st and Lexington ave tonight IN ~
yor of Mr. NicoIl will be addressed by that candidate
himself and the following gentloaen r" E!efy h Ia
a rnttie William II O'Dwyer George Walton Greene.
james f. Graybil William b. Hornblower Dr. j. d.
Demarest, Robert A. Van wyck, Daniel +. Hays
A SILLY CHARGE AGAINST Mr.. N1COLL.
THE YOUNG PROSECUTOR PART IN THE EHRGOTT
SUIT THOROUGHLY HONORABLE
A ridiculous attack DO Lancey NcOll appeared
IN "Tho New-York Starr yesterday. Mr.. Nicoll was
there accused Of fraud in connection with the SUIT
Martin L. Ehrgott against the city for personal In
tnf he In.